Portrait Of A Young Woman

Wallerant Vaillant

17th century

Portrait Of A Young Woman by Wallerant Vaillant

Medium

Black chalk, white and gray pastel, and graphite on faded blue paper

Dimensions

sheet: 15 3/8 x 12 3/4 in. (39 x 32.4 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1993

Accession Number

1993.199

Tags

PortraitsWomen

About the Artist

Wallerant Vaillant · 16231677

Wallerant Vaillant (1623-1677) was a French-born Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker who pioneered the mezzotint technique in printmaking. Born in Lille on May 30, 1623, he died in Amsterdam on August 28, 1677, leaving behind a significant legacy as both a portraitist and innovator in graphic arts. Vaillant holds a distinguished place in art history as one of the first professional artists to...

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